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Re: street legal 2-strokes

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I know I saw a 50W somewhere: Steahly - it's kinda odd to me. It's not a re-wound stator, it's just an extra coil bolted into the stock stator plate. Unrelated to ignition. Baja Designs will re-wind it up to 60W

did a 230 mile "dual sport" loop from home:
-80 miles of slab/pavement
-25 miles of dirt through Temecula (horse/wine country - has several public/unpaved roads...some OG mx guys live out here w' mx tracks in their backyards)
-20 miles of pavement back into town
-20 miles of pavement to the base of the mountain peak
-10 miles of dirt (rutted fire road)
-70 miles of pavement home

gearing was trail biased (14/52)

I'll be honest, I wasn't the biggest fan of 150 miles of 55-70mph (including some 10-15 miles of freeway sections) on the performance lightweight dual sport...fatigue/enjoyment ratio just wasn't there...the last 70 miles I was cooked and my butt was sore AsF...I'd rather just be comfortable and truck out...my current setup of fire road riding from home (30 mins til tires touch dirt) for C-level rides, then slab/truck 2 hours away for A-level all-day dirt bike desert rides, and camp/hotel if it's a 4 hour or more drive is fine all fine for me.

the 500 EXC was awesome it DID have the excitement and power that the 350 lacked...going to try a 690 for a day, then maybe the 501

And yes, I went full A-douched- vag, oops I mean ADV helmet.

Fortnine reviews suggested that the Bell MX-9 ADV with the MIPS has slightly higher protection than the light weight Klim and overpriced XD4

Re: street legal 2-strokes

first "vehicle exhaust system safety test ride" in over a month and it felt crazy fast up the hills revving it out

the muffler is a little quieter, but now you can hear the engine more - sounds like I have piston slap

more reason to swap in the ported cylinder/new piston

stopped by one of the hill climbs that looked familiar

I did it 6 years ago on a DR200

I also saw the bike from behind on dirt - the edge of the rear fender flops around A LOT. that's why I've sacrificed so many license plates, tail lights, and holders...it has to go on top of the fender. I really liked the brightness of the DRC products, so I'm thinking phantom next:

Re: street legal 2-strokes

I just ordered silencer packing for my 06 KTM. Noticed some oil around the head and pulled the expansion chamber. It's amazing how heat turns o-rings into square rings. Can't remember the last time I repacked the silencer. Wondering how much quieter it will be with those two updates.

Re: street legal 2-strokes

Well two things I noticed:
1.) a little more bottom end power
2.) a little quieter on the bike, but the mid pipe still has that bell ringing effect
3.) behind you - I let a friend ride ahead and within after a certain point I barely heard him. Not raspy and yelling at the person behind you like on an FMF shorty